Mumbai, Nov 5 (TIWN) The Sensex on Tuesday ended the seven day winning streak with a 53 points loss after survey showed India's service sector activity declined for the second straight month in October.

Yes Bank ended as the top gainer on the BSE after the marquee investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala picked up nearly Rs 1.3 crore shares of the private bank.  Sensex closed 53.73 points lower at 40,248.23 after flip-flopping between the intra-day high of 40,466.55 and a low of 40,053.55. Nifty also slipped lower by 24.10 points at 11,917.20.